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Peloton Interactive · 4 hours ago

Legal Director, Product Safety

Peloton Interactive is looking for a strategic and experienced leader to join their Legal team as Director of Product Safety. In this role, you will set the legal strategy for product safety matters and act as a strategic partner to various teams throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring compliance and safety for Peloton's innovative products.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Manage and evolve the global product safety legal function, taking ownership of all related legal and compliance matters, regularly reviewing and refining product safety policies and procedures, and establishing the long-term vision and strategy
Serve as the key legal strategist and advisor to Peloton’s C-suite on critical product safety issues, external-facing communications related to product safety, risk management, and regulatory engagement
Act as a senior strategic partner to leaders in the Product, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Safety & Compliance functions, overseeing internal safety governance processes and driving the integration of safety-by-design legal principles across the entire product lifecycle
Partner with business stakeholders to implement and scale sophisticated, world-class policies, procedures, and training programs to ensure global product safety compliance and readiness
Direct the legal response to post-market safety escalations, providing decisive leadership on incident investigations, corrective action plans, and potential recalls
Lead the company’s engagement and strategy with global product safety regulators, including the CPSC and EU authorities. Partner with the Government Investigations team and other relevant cross-functional partners on responses to regulatory inquiries
As a senior leader within the Legal department, collaborate with peers across Litigation and Government Investigations, IP, Privacy, and Commercial to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive legal strategy that supports Peloton's mission

Qualification

Consumer product safetyRegulatory complianceCPSC experienceProduct liabilityLegal strategyBusiness judgmentLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

A J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and membership in good standing of at least one state bar (New York bar admission preferred)
12+ years of progressive legal experience, with a deep focus on consumer product safety, product liability, and regulatory compliance at a top-tier law firm, in-house at a global consumer products company, or a combination thereof
Deep experience and familiarity with the CPSC, its regulations and its processes. Significant experience with international product safety regimes is highly desirable
Extensive experience advising executives and boards of directors on high-stakes product safety and regulatory matters
A proven track record of building or leading a product safety legal program, demonstrating the ability to set strategy, drive execution, and influence cross-functional teams
Decisive leadership skills with exceptional business judgment and the ability to provide clear, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented advice under pressure
Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to explain technical details, inspire confidence and build consensus with internal and external stakeholders

Preferred

Prior CPSC experience strongly preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Generous paid time off policy
Short-term and long-term disability
Access to mental health services
401k, tuition reimbursement and student loan paydown plans
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Fertility and adoption support and up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave
Child care and family care discounts
Free access to Peloton Digital App and apparel and product discounts
Commuter benefits and Citi Bike Discount
Pet insurance and so much more!

Company

Peloton Interactive

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Peloton is at the forefront of connected fitness, with a powerful and thriving community with Members across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.17B
Key Investors
TCVL CattertonTiger Global Management
2024-05-21Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2021-02-09Post Ipo Debt· $875M
2019-09-25IPO

Leadership Team

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Peter Stern
CEO & President
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Liz Coddington
Chief Financial Officer
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